Tag Archives: Emissions

Fracking has “dramatically increased” global methane emissions in the past decade, a new study has warned. A rapid rise in levels of the greenhouse gas in recent years has been attributed to biological sources such as cows, tropical wetlands and rice fields, but the research reveals the contribution made by the …

Frankfurt — After more than $30 billion in fines, numerous indicted executives and a guilty plea in the United States, you wouldn’t think there was much more to learn about the Volkswagen emissions scandal. Wrong. Nearly four years after Volkswagen confessed to systematically evading pollution rules for a decade, facets …

New York State, which last month passed an ambitious law to reduce the emissions that cause climate change, said Thursday that it had reached an agreement for two large offshore wind projects. The wind projects, to be built off the coast of Long Island, represent a big step forward for …